This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

A stunning mosque owes its design to an Ottoman ruler nicknamed "the Butcher."

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

You don't have to visit the deep blue sea to see these majestic creatures swimming wild and free.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

This vast, pristine wilderness is home to a rare subspecies of black bear.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

The enormous isokinetic structure hangs within a science center in Estonia.

John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.

The remote resting place of a notorious Wild West outlaw whose death is shrouded in mystery.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

Incredible rock formations jut from the southern end of this spectacular stingray-viewing spot.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.